We all go through phases when life gets tough and looking for bright spots or silver linings feels harder than usual. If I am feeling particularly lost and exhausted, and nothing seems to help, I abandon all efforts to make massive changes in my life and instead pour my attention into the tiniest of activities that make me happy. Moon gazing, watching reruns of FRIENDS on TV, hot coffee and cake for breakfast, reading in my garden, rearranging my room or just cuddling with my puppy! You don’t always have to take a trip, make an expensive purchase or initiate…
Hello lovely people, are you ready for the holidays? I know I am! 2016 has been one crazy year (I have a feeling I say that for every year), and I am glad it is coming to an end. This year just disappeared in front of my eyes! Stay tuned for my year end post to find out exactly what I was up to in these past 12 months, and then we can mutually decide if it was just busy or productive. 😉 I am so happy for December – I feel like it is one of the best months of the year. Things get…
Are you looking for fun stuff to do by yourself or with your family this holiday season? What better way to spend time together then to indulge in some interesting holiday DIYs. I came across a couple of very interesting DIYs for Christmas and wanted to share them with all of you. This giant activity list includes handmade gifts, greeting cards, crochet crafts and many other DIYs which you can undertake for the holiday season. I feel that this is a great way to have fun and unwind before the year ends. Which one of these are you going to try during the holidays? Tell…
2015 has been one crazy year! It has been full of both highs and lows, warm surprises, much awaited trips and some wonderful new beginnings. Of course, the most special thing about 2015 has been my blog – I am so glad I finally took out time to start this sparkly space. To celebrate all the madness which was 2015, I decided to decorate this year’s tree with a bunch of whimsical ornaments. Last year, I had a gold and white themed tree, but this year I wanted to use lots of curios to make a big, bright and multi colored tree. I also wanted to add one quirky element to the…
I like coming up with a theme for decorating my Christmas tree every year. It is no fun to pile on all the ornaments in a random fashion on the tree. A themed Christmas tree on the other hand is so much more interesting to put together. I feel it looks and photographs better too! Pinterest is my biggest source of inspiration for Christmas tree decor ideas. Some interesting themes which caught my eye recently are pictured below. Which one of these should I pick for decorating my tree this year? Vote for your favorite using comments below. (PS – I…
